Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-14
for YOU to flirt WITH groxled the old man

Indignantly.
"Ohl Alice is nice girl, but then she
isn't my style" replied the young man in
supercilious tones.
You young donkey" burst from his
grandfathers lips, "what, in the name of
all that is idiotic, is your style?"
Well, Miss Agnes Huntington, or Miss
Belle Greene of New York, are two girls
whom 1 particularly ADMIRE" rejoined
Jack in unabashed tones.
"Why! they can't hold candle to
Alice. Two affected, supercilious coquettes.
Whereas Alice is full of sense, intelli-
gence and feeling. She is one of thou
sand. If were young man | should try
my best to get such a woman as my wife"
"But, grandfather, you know Alice can't
bear me. She treats me as frigidly as an
iceberg"
"She probably treats you coldly, be-
cause you are distant to her, but have
my reasons for believing that she has a
secret tenderness for YOU, and that if you
liked, you could easily win her."
"What an idea A tenderness for me.
You must be trying to fool me-"
Not in the least. | am perfectly seri-
GUS and mean what say. advise you to
think about it before it is too late, and
somebody else steps in and carries off the
prize that you might have Won I've
nothing more to say to you, and as it is
time we were both in bed, I'll wish you
good night" and the old man threw away
his half-fnished cigar and walked off in
an irritated frame of mind at Jacks want
of sympathy with his favorite project.
four Jau, Iafar NJ, p,sb,, IL
place, and gay party of young men and
maidens with few older people to keep
| them in order, were seated late in the af-
ternoon around snowy tablecloth spread
upon grassy plateau not far from one of
| the boldest and Hottest of the cliffs that
give the coast of Mount Desert its pic
turesque outline-the scene OF many pic
| ME since the invasion of this island by
denizens Of the outer world The young
people seemed to be paired off quite evenly,
our pretty friend Alice being placed beside
fine-looking young Englishman named
Morton, a recent arrival at Bar Harbor
who had, from their first meeting, fallen a
captive to her beauty and grace Jack sat
nearly opposite, keeping up lively con-
versation with a stylishly dressed, black
eyed girl whose coquettish airs and evil
dent aplomb showed her TO be one of those
superior order of beings whom Jack pro-
fessed to admire. The conversation, which
at first had been general and very merry,
had towards the end of the repast become
subdued and private, and when the al
fresco meal was over, the party rose and
separated into groups or couples, according
to their inclination. Some betook them
selves to various coigns of vantage from
| which view of the sunset could be had
Some descended by a steep and cir
cuitous way to the foot of the
cliff upon which the waves were
gradually breaking. Among the latter
were Alice, still attended by young Nor
ton, and Jack esoorting the black-eyed,
vivacious one. The scenery was exquisite
at that hour. The brilliant and varied
hues of the sky were reflected in the wa
tiers of the bay, on whose bosom lay the
many islands whose rugged and irregular
outlines had now become softened in the
evening light. On the opposite shore a
range of mountains raised their heads
against the sky, and behind and above was
the red cliff, frowning and majestic The
scene inclined to sentiment, and one of the
party gathered there seemed peculiarly
affected by it. This was Frank Morton,
who, sitting with Alice, little apart from
the others, conversed with her in soft low
whispers, at the same time bending looks
of alteration upon her. Jack was not so
much absorbed by his companions charms
that his attention was not soon drawn to
these manifestations, and Indifferent though
he had expressed himself to be towards
nf raal ob,4 |.
heart as he noticed her acceptance of atten-
lions from one who short time before had
been an utter stranger to her For the past
few days Jack had, in spite of himself,
pondered much upon his grandfather
words, asking himself many times if what
the old man said in regard to the state of
Alice's feelings could possibly be true. As
was natural, his curiosity and interest had
been aroused, and now that she seemed 50
highly appreciated by another, she began
to grow desirable to his eyes. He seemed
to see her as never before He noticed
how exquisite the expression of her eyes,
how perfect the cut of her features how
delicate and harmonious her coloring.
and refined her air and bearing. He ac-
knowledged that, as his grandfather had
said, she was one of a thousand, not only
in outward appearance but in inner worth,
and he bewailed his stupidity at letting
another get chance at the prize which he
might have won. He forgot to make him
self agreeable to the young lady beside
him, and became silent and absorbed in his
own thoughts. Happily for her, a rein
fsrcement soon arrived from the nights
above, and this scene of sentiment and
Jealousy was soon transformed intoa merry
one, in which songs, gay laughter and
badinage predominated. At about 9
o'clock the chaperons collected the young
people from the various points to which
they had wandered and started them upon
the homeward drive. Jack did not add
much to the gayety of the occasion. Wish
ing to make himself as miserable as posi-
bic, he had taken place upon the same
blackboard which contained Alice, still at
tended by her adorer, and by the time the
hotel was reached he had worked himself
into fine state of wrath over what he
was pleased to term the ickleness Of
woman. For several days Mr.. Morton
continued his devotions to Alice, and then
early one evening. after he had returned
from drive with her, he announced to
his friends that he should leave by the
early boat the following morning. 1t was
surmised from his downcast looks, that he
had put his fate to the touch, and lost it
all" and had made up his mind suddenly
to leave the scene of his disappointment.
Jack was much relieved at his departure,
and after spending week getting up his
courage, for love had worked wonderful
transformation in the bold and conceited
Jack, he managed to join Alice one morn
ing as she was setting out alone for walk
Her manner was rather discouraging and
distant, but he felt that it was, perhaps, no
more than he deserved. This interview,
served, however, to break the ice, and for
the next fortnight Jacks devotion supplied
a subject for the gossips of the hotel, who
hoped the poor girl would not be deceived
by the attentions of that horrid frt, Jack
Stoneman.
Our hero was, however, as much in earn